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(11) EP 2 292 928 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/10

(21) Application number: 10008926.7

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F03D 7/04(2006.01)
F03D 7/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 03.09.2009 ES 200901821

(71) Applicant: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.L.
31621 Sarriguren (ES)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hernandez Mascarell, Octavio
    31621 Sarriguren (ES)

   


(54) Wind turbine control methods and systems


(57) A method of controlling the operation of a variable speed wind turbine (11), tracking a power curve (25, 27) including a nominal operational region (3) and sub-nominal operational regions (2, 1, 0), comprising steps of: a) implementing a control strategy to follow said power curve in said nominal operational region (3) based on the use of demanded torque Td for controlling power P and on the use of demanded pitch θd for controlling demanded torque Td; b) implementing a control strategy to follow said power curve in sub-nominal operational regions (2, 1, 0) based on the use of demanded torque Td for controlling power P and on the setting of a constant optimum value for demanded pitch θd in each sub-nominal operational region (2, 1, 0). The invention also refers to a control system comprising one or more Adaptive Predictive Controllers (51, 53, 55, 59).







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